Paralepetopsis ferrugivora
| Paralepetopsis ferrugivora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Patellogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lottioidea |
| Family: | Neolepetopsidae |
| Genus: | Paralepetopsis |
| Species: | P. ferrugivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1] | |
Paralepetopsis ferrugivora is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neolepetopsidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]
Description
The largest reported specimen was 9.2 mm in diameter. [3]
Habitat
The species is normally found in deep-sea hydrothermal vents and seeps. They have been found in the Mid Atlantic Ridge. [4] They can survive in water from 2.52-4.96 degrees celsius, and at depths from 1,620-3,500 feet.[5]
References
- ↑ Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ↑ Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ↑ http://www.malacolog.org/search.php?mode=details&waspid=5698
- ↑ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180859
- ↑ http://eol.org/pages/4930444/overview
External links
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